On 11/24/05, Barry Gershenfeld wrote: > We have some claims that certain PIC parts have been turning up with bad > programming. As in, "It failed during burn in, so we reflashed it, and now > it's fine". This is the sum total of the research, so if you're thinking > "hearsay" or "rumor", you may be close. I have requested that any of > these defective parts be sent to me so I can at least determine if we're > talking bits, bytes, blocks, or the whole program segment. > > What I want to know is, has anyone ever seen such a thing in the PIC > line? Yes, three years ago with PIC16F84. The problems appears after 2-3 monts after burning. After reflashing, everything goes fine until again the memory was lost. Replacing the chip solve the problem. Vasile -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist